4:26 PM ET Liverpool look every bit like the best team in the Premier League right now, and that’s not just down to a healthy defense and Salah’s form. Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images On Monday, the day after Liverpool‘s 5-0 destruction of Manchester United at Old Trafford, every major publication (including this one)
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Oct 28, 2021 Brendan Rodgers could take over at Manchester United if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is sacked. — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: How the players at Old Trafford rallied around Solskjaer amid questions over his future. Jump to: Players sent Solskjaer messages of support | Clubs refuse police talks over tackling racism
9:58 AM ET Reus is unique in that he joined Dortmund in his early 20s but, rather than making a big move in his prime like so many of his teammates, he chose to stay. Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images Marco Reus is old. He’s 32, which is young-ish for the general population — he’s only two
10:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent After hours of deliberation on Monday, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to be in the dugout when Manchester United take on Tottenham on Saturday. The pressure on Solskjaer almost reached breaking point following the 5-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, but the Norwegian is limping on — for now at
7:31 AM ET Several Premier League clubs have been sounded out over their interest in signing Real Madrid‘s Eden Hazard in January, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea and Newcastle United are among a number of clubs to have been alerted to the possibility although it is unclear at this stage what level of interest there
8:50 PM ET So, Ronald Koeman is out. There’s very little satisfaction in writing, “I told you so!” But I did. Defeat to Real Madrid in the Clasico was just the latest in a long line of evidence that suggested that not only was this legendary Dutchman not the man for the job, but that
10:33 AM ET Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia has been suspended for one match by the MLS Disciplinary Committee following his “Rock Bottom” foul on Seattle Sounders’ Cristian Roldan. Following a goal mouth scramble during the teams’ match on Saturday, Melia wrapped his right arm around Roldan’s shoulders and drove him to the ground
5:13 AM ET Associated Press The owners of Kansas City NWSL announced on Tuesday they plan to build the first stadium in the U.S. specifically for a women’s soccer team, costing $70 million. Owners Angie Long, Chris Long and Brittany Matthews announced the 11,000-seat stadium will be built along the Missouri River close to downtown
10:06 PM ET United States women’s national team legend Carli Lloyd signed off on her international career in emphatic style on Tuesday night with a 6-0 win over South Korea. Lloyd, who memorably scored three goals in the opening 16 minutes of the U.S. victory in the 2015 Women’s World Cup final, is hanging up
7:11 AM ET Rob Dawson Mark Ogden Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is being allowed to continue as Manchester United manager but has been told his job is still very much under threat, sources told ESPN, amid disagreements at board level over the potential hire of Antonio Conte. Solskjaer was involved in discussions with executive vice-chairman Ed
8:27 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to save his job as Manchester United manager with sources telling ESPN that the 48-year-old had already lost the faith of a sizeable number of his squad even before Sunday’s 5-0 defeat against Liverpool. ESPN has also been told that the United hierarchy are aware that former
8:21 AM ET The soccer world was focused on a “Super Sunday” that saw Barcelona host Real Madrid (and lose) before Manchester United hosted Liverpool (and lost), with grudge matches between Inter Milan and Juventus as well as Marseille vs. Paris Saint-Germain. But the entire weekend delivered drama and talking points for Bayern Munich, Manchester
9:00 AM ET A culture of mediocrity has set in at Manchester United and it has nothing to do with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. In many ways, Solskjaer is merely a victim of the erosion of standards and expectancy caused by the club’s owners, the Glazer family, and their senior executives at Old Trafford. 2
2:51 PM ET Only time will tell whether this 2-1 Clasico defeat to Real Madrid will prove to be a final referendum on Ronald Koeman’s right to continue his increasing pale imitation of a Barcelona coach. But if those in power at the Camp Nou, where Barca suffered their fourth straight defeat to Madrid for
3:27 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — The Liverpool supporters chanted “Ole Must Stay” towards the end of their brutal 5-0 dismantling of Manchester United and, an hour after his team’s humiliation at the hands of their greatest rivals, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave his Liverpudlian tormentors exactly what they wanted by insisting he is still the
1:24 PM ET Manchester United were pressed for five goals by Liverpool. Getty Mohamed Salah scored a hat trick as Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, putting pressure on United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United were four goals down by halftime — the largest margin ever in their history at that stage
8:35 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said his side will play with no fear when they host Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season on Sunday at Camp Nou (live on ESPN+ at 10.15 a.m.). A run of just one win in six games pushed Koeman to the
6:13 PM ET Johnny Russell scored in the 79th minute to lift Sporting Kansas City to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders in a chippy Western Conference match in Seattle. There were a total of eight yellow cards shown. Russell has scored a goal in seven straight matches. Sporting (16-7-7, 55 points) drew within